Sr. Software Engineer - Trust & Safety

Inclusion at Bumble Inc. 

Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.

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This pivotal role zeroes in on the vital low-level components of our engine, offering you the chance to shape the experiences of millions of users worldwide. With deep integration with AI-powered technologies, we build a comprehensive shield which protects millions of our customers. 

Situated within the Trust and Safety Group, this role is integral to furnishing the core functionalities to keep our members safe from a variety of threats and bad actors. We emphasize scalability, reliability, performance, and reusability to cater to the demands of end-users and developers alike. Our overarching goal is to develop a balanced system to proactively and reactively ensure member safety.

• Deliver code and product to an extremely high standard
• Actively participate in the entire process of development, from initial design to deployment and support
• Guide and train engineers and scientists across a number of teams
• Role model a culture of excellence, speed, and innovation
• Join as one of the initial members of a growing team in Austin with significant opportunity for expanded ownership.
• Move fast, and encourage others to move at your speed.
• The team is building out right now, and we need brilliant people, today

• 4+ Years of experience writing software in a professional setting
• Computer Science or related degree
• Strong collaboration skills
• Proven experience driving large and complex projects
• Deep expertise with at least one common programming language
• Strong curiosity and desire to learn and try new technologies

• Experience with relational databases and nonrelational databases
• Experience in using ML-assisted coding tools (eg Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, etc)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes), and deployments
• Experience in cloud migration, technology transformation, consumer software, Machine Learning, or Recommendations

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, Bumble For Friends, and Geneva. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble For Friends) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Bumble For Friends is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections. Geneva is a group and community app for people to connect based on shared interests.